We will be taking a short educational field trip to the Media Center at the beginning of the period. It should take about 30 minutes.

"Tone is a particular way of expressing feelings or attitudes that will influence how the reader feels about the characters, events, and outcomes. Speakers show tone more easily than writers because they can use voice tone, gesture, and facial expressions. A writer must use words alone."

Bellwork:

• In groups of 3, draw a slip of paper containing a TONE word from the box.
• Write a description of a dog walking in the park, conveying the attitude on the card. You may not use the word written on the card in their description.

Mini-Lesson

• Handout Tone List
  

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• 1 person from each pair read dog sentence aloud.
• Allow class to guess tone of the sentence. (Use words from the tone list.)

Watch and Compare

Original Mary Poppins Trailer

Think

• On a piece of scrap paper, jot down 3 tone words from your Tone Words list that describe the 1st video.

Re-cut version of Mary Poppins Trailer

Think

• On your piece of scrap paper, jot down 3 tone words from your Tone Words list that describe the 2nd video.

Discuss

• What is the tone of the first video? (Look at your list.)
• What is the tone of the second video?
• What are some hints from the videos that indicate the tone? (dialogue, editing, music, sound effects, etc)

Watch and Compare

Re-cut Dumb and Dumber trailer

Think

• On your piece of scrap paper, jot down 3 tone words from your Tone Words list that describe this video.

Original Dumb and Dumber trailer

Think

• On your piece of scrap paper, jot down 3 tone words from your Tone Words list that describe this video.

Discuss

• What is the tone of the first video? (Look at your list.)
• What is the tone of the second video?
• What are some hints from the videos that indicate the tone?

Watch and Compare

Original The Shining trailer

Think

• On your piece of scrap paper, jot down 3 tone words from your Tone Words list that describe this video.

The Shining Re-cut

Think

• On your piece of scrap paper, jot down 3 tone words from your Tone Words list that describe this video.

Write/Practice

Complete the Tone exit slip over the last set of trailers. Turn in before leaving.